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ER "Motherhood"

Written by Lydia Woodward Directed by

Producer Paul Manning

Produced by

Co-Executive Producers Robert Nathan Lydia Woodward

Executive Producers

SHOOTING DRAFT A CONSTANT c/AMBLIN PRODUCTION In Association With May 5, 1995 WARNER BROS. TELEVISION © 1995 4000 Warner Boulevard WARNER BROS. Burbank, 91522 All Rights Reserved Rev. 4/21/95 ER "Motherhood" CAST

GREENE PALMER ROSS JEFFREY LEWIS JOANIE LAFFERTY BENTON MRS. LAFFERTY CARTER COOKIE LEWIS HATHAWAY KAITLIN MRS. SANDBURG HALEH LINDA FARRELL GOLDMAN EMT WRIGHT ETHYL OLIGARIO EVERETT MALIK NINA JERRY PICKMAN JENNIFER GUITTEREZ JEANIE BOULET RAMOS DIANE LEEDS STEVEN CHLOE JOANIE MARQUEZ JESSE CHOPPER EMT DR. SALLY LI MICHELLE JACKIE HICKS DR. R. NETZLEY MRS. SCHAEFFER DUNLOP DOLORES MINKY MAE ROLANDO Rev. 4/7/95 ER "Motherhood" SETS

INTERIORS: EXTERIORS: HOSPITAL HOSPITAL Ambulance Bay Roof Admissions Desk Basketball Court Main Hallway Lobby/Elevators ROSS'S APARTMENT OB Hallway OB Delivery Room Baby Nursery Trauma One Trauma Two Trauma Hallway Curtain Area Three OR Curtain Area Two Surgery Waiting Room Exam Room #2 Drug Lock Up Exam Room #4 Chloe's Room Lounge Suture Room LEWIS' HOME Bedroom Living Room NURSING HOME Hallway Mae's Room Library Rev. 4/10/95 ER "Motherhood" TEASER OVER DARKNESS, a whisper... CHLOE (O.S.) Susie... Susie... FADE IN: 1 LEWIS' BEDROOM - 4:00 AM (NIGHT) 1 A light switches on and a very pregnant CHLOE leans over her sister's bed. She's freshly showered, hair neatly combed, fully dressed. LEWIS is sound asleep. Chloe gently shakes her shoulder and she lets out a slight groan. CHLOE Susie... LEWIS Ah, Chloe. I worked 'til one in the morning. CHLOE I think it's time... for the baby. Lewis doesn't lift her head, doesn't open her eyes. LEWIS You sure? CHLOE Unh-huh. LEWIS You're having contractions? CHLOE Unh-huh... every couple minutes. And now, as Lewis's head darts up, eyes bursting open... LEWIS What?! SMASH CUT TO: ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/7/95 2. 2 LEWIS' LIVING ROOM 2 Lewis is frantic, running back and forth, climbing over furniture, grabbing things, pulling on a pair of jeans, crawling into her sneakers. LEWIS Why did you wait so long? CHLOE I had stuff to do. Take a shower. (holds up grocery bag) Pack the baby clothes. LEWIS Your contractions are two minutes apart, Chloe. We should be at the hospital. CHLOE I thought you needed the sleep. Chloe stands patiently by the front door, ready to go, grocery bag in hand. Lewis tucks her cartoon T-shirt into her jeans as she indelicately grabs her cat by the back of the neck, runs into her bedroom. LEWIS You picked a hell of a time to start being considerate. She emerges without the cat, throwing on a coat, as Chloe's hit with a contraction, lets out a brutal scream. Lewis comes up close, takes her by the shoulders. LEWIS Breathe, Chloe, breathe. CHLOE (through scream) I forgot my music. Can you get the tape player? LEWIS Lug that thing? CHLOE Susie-cakes, please. Lewis bolts over the sofa, grabs a boom box. There are 25 homemade tapes resting on the tabletop -- some marked, some unmarked, some boxed in plastic, some not. LEWIS Which tape? (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/7/95 2A. 2 CONTINUED: (A1) 2 CHLOE The "White Album." Lewis looks, then sweeps them all into her purse, starts looking for something else. (CONTINUED) 3. 2 CONTINUED: 2 LEWIS Dammit, where are my keys? Lewis claps her hands together twice. Chloe's screaming in pain. LEWIS Chloe, stop a second, I've got to clap for my keys. Chloe holds her breath a beat as Lewis claps twice again. A BEEPER GOES OFF. She runs toward the sound, finding her keys on the kitchen counter, then heads for the door. LEWIS Okay, let's go. CHLOE Wow, this is scary. And they're out the door. CUT TO:

3 ER - AMBULANCE BAY 3 CARTER stands at the Admissions Desk drinking a cup of coffee as the Ambulance Bay doors swing open and Lewis and Chloe pile in, both taking short breaths, panting. Like dogs. LEWIS/CHLOE Hee, hee, hee, hee... Hee, hee, hee, hee. LEWIS We're almost there; keep panting. CHLOE I want drugs! Now! The ER's quiet, nearly empty, just some guy waxing the floors. LEWIS Carter, get over here. I need your help. Carter joins them as they move down the... 4. 4 MAIN HALLWAY 4 Lewis looks at his cup. LEWIS Is that coffee?... Thanks. She grabs the cup from his hand as he grabs a wheelchair, helps Chloe into it. LEWIS Contractions are ninety seconds apart. CARTER Why did you wait so long? A look from Lewis. LEWIS Get her up to OB. I'm going to call Coburn. Lewis, boom box in hand, heads back to the Admissions Desk. Carter rushes a screaming Chloe down the hall. CARTER You're going to be okay, just breathe. CHLOE (wincing) What is with you people and this breathing thing? She reaches back, grabs Carter by the necktie, yanks him down. He's choking, his neck crammed into her shoulder. CHLOE Have you ever had a baby? Do you think that really helps? Just give me some drugs!! CUT TO:

4A ADMISSIONS DESK 4A Lewis slams up, unloads the boom box on top of the desk, spilling coffee on her coat, then pulls a personnel list from a drawer, thumbs through looking for Coburn's number. LEWIS Coburn, Coburn, Coburn... She finds it, dials. Then, into the phone... (CONTINUED) ER - "Days Like This" - Rev. 4/6/95 5. 4A CONTINUED: 4A LEWIS Janet, ... She looks at her watch, spilling her coffee again. LEWIS 4:30, my sister's here, membrane's ruptured, contractions every ninety seconds... get her up to OB, right, I have... okay, see you in twenty. Lewis hangs up, starts off, pivots back, grabs the boom box. CUT TO:

5 OMITTED 5 & & 6 6

7 OB DELIVERY ROOM 7 Chloe's out of her clothes, in a gown. Carter and OB nurse MARQUEZ help her onto the delivery bed as Lewis runs in. LEWIS Dr. Coburn's on her way. (to Marquez) Susan Lewis. I'm her sister. MARQUEZ Marquez. CHLOE Oh, my God. Shoot me, please. Somebody shoot me. Marquez shifts down to Chloe's legs, drapes them, checks between them. Chloe's wincing in pain. LEWIS Hang on, Chloe, won't be much longer. MARQUEZ No kidding. This baby's crowning. Lewis checks. Marquez is right. (CONTINUED) ER - "Days Like This" - Rev. 4/6/95 6. 7 CONTINUED: 7 LEWIS Oh, God. Coburn will never make it. Who else is on? MARQUEZ O'Melveny. But she's doing a crash C-section in Four. Chloe's breathing hard, yelling, wincing in pain. LEWIS Okay, let's shift her up. CHLOE Susie, Susie, I can't do this, okay? I can't do this. CARTER Come on, Chloe, blow. Right through the pain. CHLOE No, no, I can't, really. It's a bad idea. Marquez helps Lewis into a gown and gloves as Chloe gets another major contraction, screams. LEWIS You're going to push on the next one, okay, Chloe? You hear me? CHLOE My music, Susie, I need my music. LEWIS Carter, grab that cassette player; tape's in my bag. Carter fumbles with the bag, pulls a tape out. MARQUEZ You're doing great, just hang on. LEWIS Okay, Chloe, let's push now. One ... two... three... four. That's right, a big push... good... good. Carter pops one in, pushes the start button and RAP MUSIC BLASTS OUT. In French. MC SOLAAR'S "Armand Est Mort." (CONTINUED) ER - "Days Like This" - Rev. 4/6/95 7. 7 CONTINUED: (2) 7 CHLOE Not that one. CARTER Is that French? LEWIS Seven... eight... nine... ten. Come on, Chloe. CHLOE That's the wrong tape. Where's 'Blackbird'? LEWIS It's the 'White Album,' Carter. Carter turns OFF the TAPE, looks through the bag. Empties the bag, tapes and junk spilling everywhere. CARTER The 'White Album'? He gives up, resumes helping with Chloe, holds her hand. LEWIS Chloe, you're doing great. Just a little bit more. Another contraction. Okay, push. One... two... three... four. Marquez helps lift her head up and forward with each push. Chloe starts singing as best she can -- through the breathing, the pushing, the pain. CHLOE 'Blackbird singing in the dead of night... Take these broken wings and learn to fly... All your life...' LEWIS Seven... eight... nine... ten. CHLOE Come on, Susie, sing with me. Please. Lewis concentrates on the delivery, but starts singing along with her sister. Broken, half-sung phrases between pushes and panting. (CONTINUED) ER - "Days Like This" - Rev. 4/6/95 8. 7 CONTINUED: (3) 7 LEWIS/CHLOE 'Blackbird singing in the dead of night... Take these broken wings and learn to fly... All your life ... You were only waiting for this moment to arise...' LEWIS Okay, Chloe, the head's coming. Don't push. Chloe keeps singing. Carter sees the stand-up mirror; rolls it over to the end of the bed. CARTER Here, Chloe, you want to see? Chloe takes one look, lets out a horrendous scream. CHLOE Oh, my God. No! LEWIS Almost there. Carter gets the mirror out of there. The baby's head is out. Lewis turns to Marquez. LEWIS Suction. Marquez suctions the baby's mouth, nose. Chloe stops singing as Lewis pulls the baby all the way out and up and we hear the sound of an INFANT CRYING. LEWIS Okay, Chloe, okay. We've got it. It's a girl. Chloe's all sweat and heavy breathing and now tears and a huge smile. Carter's beaming. He looks over at Lewis who's crying every bit as much as Chloe. LEWIS She's beautiful, Chloe. A beautiful baby girl. Lewis holds the baby while Marquez clamps the umbilical cord. They wipe the baby off, wrap a blanket around her and Lewis gently hands the baby down to Chloe. CHLOE Oh, my God, Susie. (CONTINUED) 9. 7 CONTINUED: (4) 7 LEWIS You did it, Chloe. You really did it. CHLOE We did it, Susie. We did it. ON the two of them. Smiling, crying. Overwhelmed by this brand new crinkly little life. FADE OUT.

END OF TEASER ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/8/95 10. ACT ONE FADE IN: 8 BABY NURSERY - 8:30 AM (DAY) 8 Lewis holds the baby, completely entranced by her. HATHAWAY looks on. LEWIS Chloe says she looks like me. What do you think? Hathaway looks closely. She's a wrinkly little thing; looks like an old man sucking a lemon. HATHAWAY Uh, well, I suppose... maybe. LEWIS (emotional) Never thought I'd deliver my own niece. HATHAWAY On Mother's Day no less. (then) Can I hold her? LEWIS Sure. (hands her baby) Are you and Tag going to try for kids soon? HATHAWAY If we're still speaking after the wedding. Fifteen of his relatives arrived yesterday; thought they'd come a week early, help us do a few things around the house. LEWIS Sounds scary. HATHAWAY When I left this morning they were planning on painting a bathroom. Hathaway hands the baby back to Lewis who sets her down in her basinette. LEWIS Goodbye, little one. Have to get back to work. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/11/95 11. 8 CONTINUED: 8 As they head out the door... LEWIS Tell them to come paint my bathroom. CUT TO:

9 EXT. ROOF - DAY 9 GREENE, Carter and a couple of orderlies hurry across as a Medivac chopper moves in for a landing. They scream over the ROTOR wash. GREENE Congratulations, Carter. You got the ER Sub-I. Carter's shocked. CARTER Really? GREENE Swift and I agree you're the guy. CARTER Uh, thank you. I didn't think you'd decide this soon. I don't know what to say. GREENE Say yes. You want it, don't you? CARTER I haven't heard about the Surgical Sub-I yet. GREENE Well, here comes Benton. Ask him. Carter turns, sees BENTON hurrying towards them. The chopper's touched down. They begin to move in. CARTER Maybe later. GREENE Need your answer by the end of the day. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/21/95 12. 9 CONTINUED: 9 BENTON Carter, move in there. Get the bullet. The CHOPPER EMT hops out as they transfer a teenage boy onto a gurney. He's intubated with two large bore IV's, oxygen, c-collar and a fragment of rebar sticking up through his side. CHOPPER EMT James Schaeffer, fifteen years old. Horsing around a construction site, fell from the second floor, got impaled on a strip of rebar. We cut it at the site. He's in shock, pulse 140 and thready, BP 50/30. BENTON Okay, let's go, let's go. As they rush the gurney back across... CUT TO:

10 ADMISSIONS DESK 10 ROLANDO's there as ROSS comes in for work. ROSS Rolando, there's a horse in my parking space. ROLANDO Why are you riding a horse? ROSS It's not mine, Rolando. ROLANDO Oh. (after a beat) Would I call Security about that? ROSS I wouldn't know. That's why they pay you the big bucks. Ross starts off. Rolando picks up a stack of charts. ROLANDO Wait, Dr. Ross. Eight Little Ranger Scouts. Diarrhea. Mucho. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/21/95 13. 10 CONTINUED: 10 Ross grimaces as Rolando hands him the charts. ROLANDO Which is why they pay you the big bucks. CUT TO:

11 MAIN HALLWAY 11 Lewis and Hathaway move with a gurney carrying an uncon- scious twenty-three-year-old man, (Josh), on oxygen. Accompanied by an EMT and the man's girlfriend, MICHELLE. MICHELLE Josh got up early, let me sleep in. Our mothers are coming for brunch. He was going to clean the kitchen, bathrooms. LEWIS Was he unconscious when you found him? They pass the bathroom in the hallway -- six small Little Ranger Scouts outside, clamoring to get in. MICHELLE Yeah. He mixed ammonia with bleach. I thought he'd know not to do that.

12 TRAUMA ONE 12 Hathaway keeps Michelle at the door as MALIK now moves in, helps shift Josh onto the table. HATHAWAY Stay here, please, uh... MICHELLE Michelle. HATHAWAY We're going to help him, okay? She just nods as Hathaway goes on in. In the b.g., through the doors, we see Greene, Benton, Carter, WRIGHT and HALEH in Trauma Two working on fifteen-year-old James with the rebar in his stomach. Haleh wears a corsage. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 5/5/95 13A. 12 CONTINUED: (A1) 12 In Trauma One, Lewis listens to Josh's chest with her stethoscope as Malik and Hathaway hook up oxygen, IVs. LEWIS He's wheezing. MALIK 0-2, ten liters. HATHAWAY Albuterol nebulizer? LEWIS Yeah, and give him 125 milligrams solumedrol, IV push. (and) Malik, call Radiology. Let's get a portable chest film. MALIK You got it. CUT TO:

13 TRAUMA TWO 13 James is on the table. They're hooking him up. Carter's right in there, sticking close to Benton. WRIGHT BP's going nowhere, still 50 over 30. HALEH Pulse ox 90. CARTER CBC, type and cross eight units? BENTON (re: rebar) Should we yank it? CARTER Not here! Never. BENTON Right. WRIGHT Going to need a foley. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 5/5/95 14. 13 CONTINUED: 13 HALEH How much O-neg you want? GREENE Four units. HALEH And a cross tablec-spine. CARTER Shouldn't he go straight up to the OR, exploratory laparotomy? BENTON Right again, Mr. Carter. CUT TO:

14 TRAUMA HALLWAY/OUTSIDE TRAUMA TWO 14 DR. HICKS hurries down, is stopped outside Trauma Two by a forty-year-old woman, MRS. SCHAEFFER. MRS. SCHAEFFER I'm Mrs. Schaeffer. That's my son, James. Is he going to be okay? HICKS I'm Dr. Hicks, Mrs. Schaeffer. I don't know yet, but we're going to do everything we can. Please, stay out here.

15 TRAUMA TWO 15 Hicks moves on in. WRIGHT O-neg's up. HICKS What've we got, Peter? BENTON Fifteen years old, impaled on a rebar. Need to get him up to the OR for anex lap. HICKS Then go. Netzley's on; he'll take him. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 5/5/95 15. 15 CONTINUED: 15 BENTON Get that side, Carter; you're coming with me. CARTER Okay. GREENE Anesthesia's on the way. Carter's thrilled, a chance to go to the OR. They push the gurney out into the hall. Mrs. Schaeffer follows along with them. Greene and Haleh stay behind. GREENE Nice corsage. HALEH My kids... Mother's Day. Greene smiles, starts to move into...

16 TRAUMA ONE 16 ... but waits a beat as an X-ray is shot. HATHAWAY Shooting. An X-ray tech clicks the X-ray, then Hathaway, Lewis and Malik continue working on Josh. Greene enters. HATHAWAY Respiratory rate's coming down. GREENE Need any help? LEWIS No, under control. Chlorine gas poisoning. He's on humidified oxygen, fifteen liters per minute. Gave him solumedrol, 125 milligrams IV. GREENE Give a yell if you need anything. MALIK I'll draw a blood gas. Greene moves out, passing Michelle, and on into the... ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 5/5/95 15A. 17 MAIN HALLWAY 17 GOLDMAN assists Ross in corralling the eight Little Ranger Scouts, in uniform, running around the hall. They're with their chaperone, DOLORES MINKY (35), also in uniform. She's all business; make a good Nazi. In the middle of this chaos, Ross tries to get information. DOLORES They've had diarrhea all morning in addition to abdominal cramps and excessive flatus. Little PALMER chimes in. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/11/95 16. 17 CONTINUED: (A1) 17 PALMER We farted the whole way over here. DOLORES Pipe down, Palmer. ROSS And you are...? DOLORES Dolores Minky, Little Ranger Scout Mother. Ross spots Greene, calls to him. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/7/95 17. 17 CONTINUED: 17 ROSS Mark... Mark. I've got a seven- year-old, curtain two. High temperature and vomiting. Could you take her? Greene sniffs the air. GREENE Happy to. Greene moves on as Dolores butts back in. DOLORES I suspect it's giardia; camping trip three weeks ago. Contaminated stream water. Beaver feces, that sort of thing. PALMER Oh, gross. Jeffrey just cut a big one. I'm going to puke. JEFFREY I didn't do it. It was Andrew. Palmer, Jeffrey and a third boy start shoving each other around. Dolores and Ross jump in. DOLORES That's enough, stop it. Dolores blows hard on the whistle hanging around her neck. ROSS Hey, hey, come on, boys. Ross grabs Palmer who immediately pukes all over Ross' coat, shirt, necktie. After a beat... PALMER Told ya. CUT TO:

17A CURTAIN AREA TWO 17A Greene examines a lethargic seven-year-old JOANIE. Her anxious mother, MRS. LAFFERTY, is nearby. Haleh assists, taking the girl's temperature, then her vitals. HALEH Temperature's 102. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/10/95 18. 17A CONTINUED: 17A Greene flexes her neck. GREENE Does this hurt? JOANIE Yeah. GREENE Anyone else in the family been sick recently? MRS. LAFFERTY No, we've all been fine. GREENE (listens to chest) Your daughter has a very faint heart murmur, is that right? MRS. LAFFERTY Yes, since birth. But they call it an innocent murmur. Not supposed to be dangerous. GREENE No, it's fine, Mrs. Lafferty. Joanie's probably got the flu, but I think she's dehydrated so I'd like to start her on some fluids. And I think it's best if we do a spinal tap to rule out meningitis. MRS. LAFFERTY Spinal tap? That's very serious, isn't it? GREENE We hope it will rule out anything serious. JOANIE What are they going to do, Mom? GREENE We're going to help you get better, that's what. (to Mrs. Lafferty) Be back in a few minutes. Greene and Haleh move off. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/10/95 19. 17A CONTINUED: (2) 17A GREENE Start an IV, saline, 100 ccs per hour. Get a CBC, chem seven and prep for an LP. HALEH You got it. CUT TO:

18 OR 18 Benton, DR. NETZLEY and Carter are scrubbed and gowned. James has been intubated and anesthetized. Several OR nurses assist and Netzley supervises as Benton works. Carter stands several feet back, observing. BENTON Retract the liver. Suction. An OR nurse reaches in, suctions. NETZLEY Had a case like this a couple of weeks ago. BENTON Rebar's straight through the inferior vena cava. NETZLEY Extend the incision up through the chest and divide the sternum. BENTON Bone saw. Benton makes the incision; a nurse hands him the saw. Benton saws through the sternum. NETZLEY Guy putting a TV antenna on his roof. It fell. Then he fell. Right on it. BENTON Ouch. (then) Carter, can you see anything from back there? CARTER Not really. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/11/95 20. 18 CONTINUED: 18 BENTON Then step up. Hold this retractor. (to anesthesiologist) Lungs down. Carter moves in, takes the retractor. NETZLEY Aluminum spike right through his gallbladder. (to nurse) Sternal retractor. A nurse hands it over and Netzley inserts it. BENTON What happened? NETZLEY Ruined his reception for one thing. I'm a cable man myself. (then) Okay, open the pericardium and put a 2-Oproline purse string around the auricle of the right atrium. (then) IVC's dissected free. Umbilical tape. BENTON I'm ready. NETZLEY Now, clip the auricle and insert the venous return catheter down into the IVC. Benton concentrates, moves carefully. NETZLEY Let me know when you hit rebar. Carter, get ready to pull. Carter puts his hand around the rebar. BENTON We're close, we're close... now. NETZLEY (to Carter) Ease it out. (to Benton) Get ready to advance the cath. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/11/95 20A. 18 CONTINUED: (1A) 18 BENTON Say when. Carter pulls the rebar straight up and out of James' stomach, hands it to a nurse as another nurse immediately re-gloves him. NETZLEY (to Benton) Now. Okay, tighten the purse string around it. Netzley deals with the umbilical tape. BENTON Pretty cool, huh, Carter? CARTER Very cool. BENTON Okay, let's do some repair work. The EKG machine starts BLASTING. Thomas has coded. BENTON V-Fib. NETZLEY Internal paddles. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/7/95 21. 18 CONTINUED: (2) 18 BENTON Carter, stick your hands in there, massage his heart. NETZLEY Charge to ten. As Carter plunges his hands down into James' chest -- CUT TO:

18A MAIN HALLWAY 18A Outside Curtain Area Three, Ross, now in green scrub shirt, sees DIANE LEEDS approaching. Inside Curtain Area Three, Dolores tries to maintain order amongst the scouts. Ross kisses Diane hello. DIANE Nice shirt. ROSS Occupational hazard. DIANE Any chance you can get off early? Jake and I are going house hunting. Inside, Goldman whips back a curtain. She's been behind it with several scouts. GOLDMAN Dr. Ross! She moves to the door. (CONTINUED) ER - "Days Like This" - Rev. 4/6/95 21A. 18A CONTINUED: (A1) 18A GOLDMAN You are coming back in, aren't you? ROSS Yes, Wendy, I'll be right there. Goldman sucks in a huge breath, moves back in. Ross turns back to Diane. ROSS So what's this about? (CONTINUED) 22. 18A CONTINUED: 18A DIANE Landlord gave us two months' notice; wants his daughter to move in. ROSS What a drag. DIANE It's okay. I'd like a bigger place, Jake needs a backyard... and, depending on how we feel, there could be room for you. ROSS You mean, move in together? DIANE Maybe. At some point. Ross stalls for a beat, trying to cover his surprise. ROSS Uh, well, uh... DIANE You can stop stuttering, Doug, it's just an idea. ROSS Are we ready for that? DIANE I'm probably more ready than you are. But, I'm not in any hurry. ROSS Right... well, let me know if you find anything today and I can go take a look. Diane leans up, kisses him. DIANE Call me later? ROSS Sure. She moves off. ON Ross, his uncertainty showing. CUT TO:

19 OMITTED 19 ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/8/95 23. 20 OR HALLWAY 20 Benton and Carter, still in OR scrubs, move down. BENTON I've got an appendectomy late this afternoon. Make sure the charts and labs are done first. CARTER Are you saying I can scrub in? BENTON After the charts and labs. CARTER Of course, right. Carter's about to thank him, but he moves on into the...

21 SURGERY WAITING ROOM 21 Carter follows. Mrs. Schaeffer sits alone across the room, slowly stands as they approach. BENTON Mrs. Schaeffer, I'm Dr. Benton. As you know James was brought in with severe head trauma and internal bleeding. Carter watches Benton as much as Mrs. Schaeffer who remains motionless, staring, beginning to tremble. BENTON His heart stopped during emergency surgery. We tried for thirty-three minutes to resuscitate him. We used all our capabilities, but his injuries were too severe, and he died. As Mrs. Schaeffer continues staring... CUT TO:

22 LOUNGE 22 Greene and Lewis make coffee, overhearing Hathaway's phone conversation. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/8/95 24. 22 CONTINUED: 22 HATHAWAY Tag, Tag, please, I do like your mother, I just don't want to have dinner with her three nights in a row. Tag... Tag? He's hung up so she does, looks over at Lewis and Greene as she backs her way to the door. HATHAWAY Don't say a word. It's only a wedding. So what if the caterer just cancelled, the bridesmaid's dresses are late, the relatives are early? (and) I'm sure this will make me a better person. Lewis and Greene laugh as Hathaway's out the door. LEWIS You going back up to Milwaukee for Mother's Day? GREENE Rachel has a sleepover, so Jen's coming into town for dinner. LEWIS Sounds like a date. GREENE That's the idea. Through the window, Greene spots Carter, still in OR scrubs. He raps on the glass to get his attention. GREENE Hey, Carter. Greene motions for him to come in. GREENE How's Chloe? LEWIS She's fine, baby's great. They'll stay overnight, then home to Mom and Pop Lewis. Carter moves in, sits on the sofa. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/8/95 24A. 22 CONTINUED: (1A) 22 GREENE Your folks finally gave in, did they? LEWIS Guilt is a wonderful thing... see you later. Lewis moves out. Greene joins Carter on the sofa. GREENE Did you make a decision? (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/11/95 25. 22 CONTINUED: (2) 22 CARTER Uh, well, I'm very grateful about the ER Sub-I, but I guess I have to decline. Greene's a little miffed, covers. GREENE Benton came through with the Surgical? CARTER No, not exactly. Not yet. But I think surgery is what I want. GREENE More like being a real doctor? CARTER No, of course not. GREENE But surgeons get all the glory. We're just the middlemen. Carter just sits there, doesn't know what to say. GREENE Don't worry, Carter. You'll do great at whatever you choose. Greene gets up, moves out. ON Carter, hoping he made the right decision. FADE OUT.

END OF ACT ONE ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/8/95 26. ACT TWO FADE IN: 23 OMITTED 23

24 OB HALLWAY - 1:00 PM 24 COOKIE LEWIS (early 50s) wanders down carrying too much of everything: balloons, flowers, a deli platter covered with Saran Wrap. She stops Nurse Marquez in the hall. COOKIE Excuse me, I'm looking for Chloe Lewis. MARQUEZ Are you family? (CONTINUED) 27. 24 CONTINUED: 24 COOKIE Yes, I'm her mother, Cookie. MARQUEZ Room 304, down on the right. LEWIS (O.S.) Mom... Mom... Cookie turns, sees Lewis, still in jeans and cartoon T-shirt. COOKIE Susie-cakes, what is that silly shirt? They let you wear that to work? LEWIS Good too see you, too, Mom. Chloe's right in here. Cookie hands the deli platter to Lewis as they enter...

25 CHLOE'S ROOM 25 Chloe's trying to breast feed. CHLOE Hey, Cookie, get in here. (re: the baby) Ouch... Cookie now dumps the balloons and flowers on Lewis, moves in to hug Chloe, kiss the baby. COOKIE Look at this little thing. CHLOE Pretty neat, huh? COOKIE Oh, my, yes. Almost makes me glad you got yourself knocked up. LEWIS Mom... COOKIE Oh, Susie-cakes, am I embarrassing you? (CONTINUED) 28. 25 CONTINUED: 25 Cookie begins placing the flowers and balloons around the room, straightening things as she goes. CHLOE Ouch... God, she's got a mouth like a staple gun. COOKIE So did you. Both of you. CHLOE (to Lewis) Here, you take her. Lewis puts the deli platter on the bed, takes the baby. Chloe rolls two pieces of sliced cheese inside two pieces of baloney. LEWIS They do feed people here, Mom. COOKIE A little extra won't hurt. She's going to be here a week. Chloe holds the rolled food up to her eyes like binoculars, follows Lewis and the baby around the room. LEWIS No, she's not. I already told you she'll be out tomorrow. CHLOE You-hoo, I see you... Cookie takes the baby from Lewis. Doesn't ask, just takes. COOKIE Let me take her. CHLOE You-hoo, over here. Cookie waves the baby's hand at Chloe. Chloe waves back. COOKIE I told your father it would be a week. LEWIS He's got the crib up, doesn't he? (CONTINUED) 29. 25 CONTINUED: (2) 25 COOKIE He's not very good with that kind of thing, you know. LEWIS Mom, please... Cookie hands the baby back to Chloe, then rolls a piece of cheese inside a piece of baloney, starts eating. COOKIE I was always the one putting things together on Christmas Eve. CHLOE Oh, yeah, right. Like what? LEWIS Come on, Chloe, don't start. CHLOE Don't start what, Susie? How many little red wagons did you see around the house? Cookie ignores Chloe, futzes with the baby's hair. COOKIE She's going to have your father's curly hair. CHLOE Ronnie has curly hair, too, Mom. COOKIE Oh, and how would I know that? Did I ever meet him? CHLOE No, but you will. Next week. This stops the room cold. Lewis and Cookie look at her. CHLOE Well, I had to call him, didn't I? Tell him he's a father. He's coming up to visit... Don't worry, he's not going to stay. COOKIE Well, of course not, he's only got a brand new baby to support; why would he stay? (CONTINUED) ER - "Days Like This" - Rev. 4/6/95 30. 25 CONTINUED: (3) 25 LEWIS I've got to get back to work. And, Mom, please get Dad working on the crib. We'll be there tomorrow afternoon. COOKIE Remember to call before you come. LEWIS What? COOKIE Make sure we're home. CHLOE Jeez, Cookie, get real. Henry hasn't left his Barca lounger in fifteen years. COOKIE Don't talk that way about your father.

26 OB HALLWAY 26 They keep bickering as Lewis slips out, shuts the door behind her, leans back against it, closes her eyes. CUT TO:

27 CURTAIN AREA TWO 27 Ross uses a magnifying glass to examine a red spot on the nose of twelve-year-old KAITLIN. Her hyper mother, MRS. SANDBURG, has her face right in there. Mother and daughter are dressed in identical baseball uniforms. At the next bed, Carter stitches a scalp lac on a fifty- year-old woman who's passed out, snoring. MRS. SANDBURG If you'd played catcher this wouldn't have happened. KAITLIN Mom... MRS. SANDBURG We play in a Mother-Daughter tournament every year; this morning, bees everywhere. Bees. (CONTINUED) 31. 27 CONTINUED: 27 ROSS I don't think there's a problem, Mrs. Sandburg. MRS. SANDBURG Think again, Doctor. Kaitlin's allergic to bees. Kaitlin's dying of embarrassment. ROSS There's no sign of a reaction. MRS. SANDBURG There will be. I know because I'm allergic to bees. ROSS It's not necessarily genetic. MRS. SANDBURG Oh, right, like you know that, huh? Ross takes a breath. ROSS I'm going to get a forceps. Be right back. Mrs. Sandburg takes the magnifying glass, starts looking at her daughter's nose as Ross moves up next to Carter. ROSS Trade ya. Ross moves off as Benton approaches, glances around: the place is jammed with patients, families. BENTON What happened out here? CARTER Mother's Day. Never realized it could be so dangerous. BENTON Why is she sleeping? CARTER Passed out. Brunch at the Pump Room. Drank too many mimosas, stumbled in the parking lot. Her kids brought her in. (CONTINUED) 32. 27 CONTINUED: (2) 27 BENTON Yeah, well, I've got another mother for you. Little old lady in Exam Four. Arm laceration. Check her out when you're done. CUT TO:

28 OMITTED 28 & & 29 29

30 EXAM ROOM #2 30 Haleh's with Mrs. Lafferty and Joanie (now with IV) who've been moved into Exam Two. Greene listens with his stethoscope. GREENE The results of the spinal tap were negative, Mrs. Lafferty. Which means we can rule out meningitis. (beat) Murmur's a little louder, three over six. HALEH BP's 80/50. But her pulse is 120, resps 36. GREENE Can I see your hands?. Greene looks at Joanie's palms. Then turns her hands over, looks at the nails. She's wearing pink polish. GREENE That's very pretty. I have a daughter about your age and pink's her favorite color. Unfortunately, we have to take it off so I can look at your nails, okay? JOANIE Okay. GREENE Haleh, could you find some acetone, take off the nail polish. Mrs. Lafferty, can I talk to you a moment? (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/7/95 33. 30 CONTINUED: 30 Haleh moves out as Greene steps to the door with Mrs. Lafferty. MRS. LAFFERTY Is it her heart? They said the murmur wasn't dangerous. GREENE We need to do more blood work and a chest X-ray. It could be pneumonia or possibly early heart failure. MRS. LAFFERTY Oh, my God. GREENE Has she had any other injuries recently; any other medical or dental work? MRS. LAFFERTY She went to the dentist two weeks ago, had her teeth cleaned. GREENE She might have what's called endocarditis. Bacteria spreads into the bloodstream, causes an infection around the heart valves ... which we can treat with antibiotics. JOANIE Mom, can you come here? A beat and Mrs. Lafferty goes over to Joanie. Haleh re-enters. GREENE Let's put her on oxygen. Get a cardiac echo, draw blood cultures times three, then start her on IV oxacillin and gentamycin. Haleh moves in. Greene stares back a beat at Joanie and Mrs. Lafferty, then moves out. CUT TO:

31 DRUG LOCK UP 31 Ross looks through the supplies. LINDA FARRELL comes up. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/10/95 34. 31 CONTINUED: 31 LINDA Excuse me, I ordered a burger, fries and a vanilla shake, very, very thick. ROSS You're working on a Sunday? LINDA No rest for the ambitious. Do you have Mother's Day plans? ROSS No, thankfully, I do not. LINDA You're welcome to join me and mine. We're drinking Manhattans at Shaw's. ROSS And boyfriend Brian? LINDA Couldn't keep up; had to cut him loose. ROSS Well, thank you, but I can't make it. LINDA How about afterwards? ROSS (he's torn) Can't do that, either. LINDA God, you're being good. She leans over, kisses him on the cheek. LINDA Glad I knew you when you were bad... see ya. ON Ross watching as Linda moves away. CUT TO:

32 OMITTED 32 ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 5/5/95 35. 33 AMBULANCE BAY/MAIN HALLWAY 33 Benton, Lewis, OLIGARIO and Malik hurry down with EMT JOE SACHS, pushing a gurney carrying an elderly man. EMT JOE He was eating the Sunday Special at Chulack's on 23rd, turned blue and collapsed. Tried the Heimlich, got nothing. BENTON Heart attack? LEWIS Sounds like it. EMT JOE He's cyanotic, pulse 58, BP's 50 palp. Stopped breathing at your back door.

34 TRAUMA ONE 34 They push in, prepare to transfer. BENTON Okay, let's do it on a count. One, two, three... OLIGARIO Grab the IV. They transfer the patient and EMT Joe leaves. Benton and Lewis examine. Oligario and Malik hook up IVs. LEWIS Give him a mig of atropine and start a dopamine drip. MALIK Cap refill's N.G. OLIGARIO Pulse is still 58, BP's 40 palp. Carter moves in to help. BENTON Mr. Carter, this gentleman is not breathing and he would appreciate being able to do so. If you would please intubate. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 5/5/95 36. 34 CONTINUED: 34 CARTER Sure, of course. OLIGARIO Laryngoscope. Oligario hands him the intubation tray. OLIGARIO 7.5. Carter struggles with the laryngoscope. LEWIS Carter, hurry up. CARTER I can't. I think there's an obstruction. LEWIS Joe said he was eating, right? Benton crawls up on the table, straddles the man, thrusts his fist in his solar plexus. Three quick bursts. Lewis pushes Carter to the side, checks the airway. LEWIS Again. MALIK Prep for a crike. Benton presses down again. LEWIS There is an obstruction, get the Magill forceps. Malik hands them over. Lewis gives them to Carter. LEWIS Here, you need to learn this. OLIGARIO Pulse ox is falling. Benton climbs down as Carter inserts the forceps in the man's mouth, slipping them down further, further. Lewis supervises every move. COOKIE (O.S.) Susie-cakes, can I talk to you? (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 5/5/95 37. 34 CONTINUED: (2) 34 Lewis is mortified to see Cookie standing in the door. LEWIS Mom, not in here, okay? I'll be out in a minute. Another couple of digs and Carter latches onto something. CARTER I've got something. OLIGARIO Suction. He pulls the forceps back out -- and attached is a partial plate of dentures. BENTON Oh, man. Okay, let's hyperventilate him and get a blood gas. LEWIS You got this, Peter? BENTON Yeah. MALIK Order a twelve-lead and a chest. Lewis takes off her gown, starts out. BENTON Carter, did you sew up that arm lac in Four? CARTER (he forgot) Oh, damn... I'll do it now. CUT TO:

35 OMITTED 35 & & 36 36

37 TRAUMA HALLWAY/MAIN HALLWAY 37 Cookie's way down the hall as Lewis comes out. LEWIS Mom... Mom... (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 5/5/95 37A. 37 CONTINUED: 37 Lewis starts down as Carter comes out, moves across the hallway to Exam Four.

37A EXAM ROOM #4 37A Carter sees 75-year-old ETHYL sitting up on the bed. CARTER Hi, I'm John Carter. Dr. Benton said you cut your arm. (CONTINUED) ER - "Days Like This" - Rev. 4/6/95 38. 37A CONTINUED: 37A ETHYL Oh, no, not me, I'm Ethyl. It's my mother, Ada. She points behind and Carter turns, sees 95-year-old Ada asleep in a wheelchair. CARTER Hello, Ada, can I look at your arm? ETHYL We slipped getting her out of the car for church. CARTER Ada? Carter touches her shoulder and Ada slumps over. Oh, God. CARTER Ada? Carter checks for a pulse, listens for a heartbeat, lifts open an eyelid. Ada is one dead puppy. Carter tries not to panic. CARTER Excuse me just a moment. He runs to the door, calls out. CARTER Somebody help. Code blue! CUT TO:

37B MAIN HALLWAY 37B Lewis catches up to her mother. LEWIS I'm sorry, Mom. It's just that we don't want people coming in the trauma rooms when -- Cookie interrupts; and she's wound up like a spring. COOKIE I can't do it, Susie.I can't take Chloe and I can't take the baby. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/8/95 39. 37B CONTINUED: 37B LEWIS What? COOKIE I know I said I would, but I can't. LEWIS Mom... COOKIE And, quite honestly, you shouldn't have asked me to. It's not fair and you should've known better. LEWIS Mom... Lewis can't get a word in edgewise. In the b.g. Benton pushes a crash cart across the hall. COOKIE We can't get that crib up in time and the wallpaper's all wrong in that room and besides, your father and I still might take that cruise to Alaska this summer so I think you just have to make other arrangements and -- LEWIS Mom! (then) What happened? Did Chloe say something, do something? COOKIE No. LEWIS So after agreeing to do this you just change your mind, is that it? Cookie doesn't answer, looks away. LEWIS What the hell am I supposed to do with her? She doesn't have any money, she doesn't have a place to live... this is your granddaughter we're talking about. (CONTINUED) 40. 37B CONTINUED: (2) 37B COOKIE (her anger) Don't shove that in my face, Susan. Don't you think I know that? (the truth, simply) I tried my best with the two of you. But I can't do it again. I don't want to do it again. I've had my kids, Susie. I'm done. Lewis says nothing. Cookie's uncomfortable, awkward, doesn't know how to break away. After a beat... COOKIE I have to stop by the market on the way home; we're out of beer. You know how your father hates to be out of beer. Lewis just nods and, after another beat, Cookie moves off. ON Lewis, left standing there. FADE OUT.

END OF ACT TWO ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/8/95 41. ACT THREE FADE IN: 38 EXT. ROOF - DAY (4:00 PM) 38 A couple of white chicks wearing shades. Hathaway and Lewis sit in beach chairs, completely immobilized, faces up to the sun, never turning left, never turning right. LEWIS Where're you going on your honeymoon? HATHAWAY Tag's going to Paris. I'm going to Hawaii. LEWIS Can I go with you? HATHAWAY Sure. You can leave Chloe and the baby with his fifteen cousins. LEWIS Good. Thanks. HATHAWAY I might stay. LEWIS In Hawaii? HATHAWAY Yeah. LEWIS Okay. I can do that. (then) You don't think Tag will mind? HATHAWAY He'll get over it. You don't think Chloe will mind? LEWIS I don't think Chloe will notice. HATHAWAY You think anyone's noticed we're gone? LEWIS Probably... You think we should head back? (CONTINUED) 42. 38 CONTINUED: 38 HATHAWAY Probably. The two of them, not budging, faces high to the sky. Then a BEEPER goes off. As they look at each other -- CUT TO:

39 ELEVATORS/LOBBY 39 The doors open. A mass of people step out followed by Chloe, in slippers and a robe, giving her baby a tour. CHLOE That was an elevator ride. She moves toward the Main Hallway. CHLOE This is a window. This is a piece of gum stuck to the window. And now she has to jump out of the way as a gurney suddenly flies through and on into the elevator, carrying a sixteen-year-old boy. Ross gives last minute instruc- tions to the orderlies and a surgical resident. ROSS Get him to OR #3, Metcalf's on his way. I'll send his parents up when they get here. The elevator doors close and Ross finds Chloe in the...

40 MAIN HALLWAY 40 They walk towards the Admissions Desk. ROSS Hey, the new little Lewis. Let me see her. CHLOE She's perfect, isn't she? ROSS Looks that way to me. What's her name? (CONTINUED) 43. 40 CONTINUED: 40 CHLOE Susan... Susie... or maybe 'Little Susie.' We're looking for 'Big Susie.' ROSS Big Susie? Haven't seen her, but Chloe, you really shouldn't have the baby out this soon. CHLOE Oh, no, it's okay. She likes it. ROSS I'm sure she does, but you might want to wait a month or so.

41 AMBULANCE BAY 41 Suddenly, the doors slam open and EVERETT (25, greasy hair, way too skinny) nearly falls to the floor trying to hold up Nina (25, straggly hair, also way too skinny). She's unconscious, foaming at the mouth, blood and mucus spewing down all over her leather jacket. EVERETT Please, help me, somebody help me. Nina's in trouble here. Ross calls through the window to the desk. ROSS Lydia, need some help. Jerry, get a gurney and clear Trauma One. Everett staggers again, drops Nina to the floor, going down on his knees beside her. Wright hurries around as Jerry goes for a gurney. Ross gets down on the other side of Nina, listens for breathing. Chloe's forced against the wall, trying to stand clear of these falling bodies, holding her baby close, safe; staring at this horrific scene unfolding before her. ROSS Nina, can you hear me? (no response) What did she take? EVERETT I don't know for sure. She did a speed ball, and maybe some downs. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 5/5/95 44. 41 CONTINUED: 41 ROSS What kind of downs? EVERETT I don't remember. Help her, please. ROSS (to Wright) Mouth shield? WRIGHT Yeah. Wright grabs one from a supply tray, hands it to Ross who rips it open, sticks it in Nina's mouth. He blows in several breaths, listens again, then feels her carotid artery. ROSS She's in arrest. Let's get her up. JERRY Got it here. Jerry pulls the gurney in. They haul her body up onto it and Ross starts CPR as they rush towards trauma. Everett follows. ROSS What's your name? EVERETT Everett. ROSS Try and remember what kind of downs, Everett. Were they blue? Were they red? EVERETT We had everything; I don't know. WRIGHT Call respiratory STAT to Trauma One. They move fast, on down the hall. Chloe watches, then slowly, almost without realizing, follows; watching as they disappear around a corner. 42 TRAUMA HALLWAY/OUTSIDE TRAUMA ONE 42 Chloe rounds the corner and stops. Just ahead of her is a very sweaty, very nervous Everett. He glances back at her, then looks in through the doors. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/8/95 45. 42 CONTINUED: 42 Ross and Wright, now joined by Malik, have started working on Nina. The door swings back open as Jerry moves the gurney out. Chloe's, watching, holding her baby close, as Oligario comes up. OLIGARIO Look at this little baby. What a doll. Chloe now turns, hands the baby to Oligario. CHLOE Can you please take her? OLIGARIO What? CHLOE Back to the nursery. She shouldn't be down here. Oligario doesn't get it, but doesn't ask. OLIGARIO Sure, I'll take her up. Oligario moves off with the baby. ON Chloe, turning back to watch the trauma. CUT TO:

43 EXAM ROOM #2 43 Greene is again with Mrs. Lafferty and Joanie. Her condition has worsened slightly; she's now in mild res- piratory distress. Greene listens with his stethoscope, then presses on her liver, checks her neck veins. Haleh enters, brings a glass of water to Mrs. Lafferty. HALEH Here you go. MRS. LAFFERTY Thank you. HALEH Probably not how you planned on spending Mother's Day. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/8/95 46. 43 CONTINUED: 43 MRS. LAFFERTY No. (to Greene) You said the pediatric surgeon would be coming in? Greene motions her away from the bed. GREENE Yes. Dr. Netzley. We'll schedule the surgery as soon as he gets here. MRS. LAFFERTY And he's done this before? GREENE Mitral valve replacement? Yes, many times. I know it's a lot to take in, Mrs. Lafferty, but it's a routine procedure. (and) Is your husband able to come? MRS. LAFFERTY We're divorced. He lives in Tucson. A beat, then she moves back to her daughter. ON Greene. CUT TO:

44 MAIN HALLWAY/LOBBY 44 Lewis and Hathaway are coming back in, shades still on, beach chairs in hand. Lewis sees Chloe sitting on the stairs. She hands her chair to Hathaway, moves over to her. Hathaway moves on. LEWIS Chloe, what are you doing here? Chloe looks up at her; she's been crying. LEWIS What happened? What's wrong? CHLOE The baby's so little, Susie. And I just started thinking about all the bad stuff that can happen and how do I keep it from happening? (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/8/95 46A. 44 CONTINUED: (A1) 44 LEWIS What're you talking about? CHLOE Mom and Dad couldn't keep it from happening. LEWIS Nothing's going to happen, Chloe. The baby's fine. CHLOE I know she is now, but... I just got scared. (then) I guess I'll feel better when I get home, right? Even if it is with Cookie and Henry. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/10/95 47-49. 44 CONTINUED: 44 Lewis is about to tell her about her fight with Cookie, decides against it. She stands, takes Chloe's hand, pulls her up and over to the elevator, pushes the button. LEWIS You'll feel better when you get some sleep. Get back up to your room, okay? I'll come see you later. CHLOE Thanks, Susie. She steps in and the elevator doors close. ON Lewis a beat before she turns and walks into the...

45 OMITTED 45

46 MAIN HALLWAY 46 She walks past an arguing Benton and Hicks. HICKS The decision's been made, Peter. That's all there is to it. BENTON But I've been training this guy all year. Greene calls from down the hall. GREENE Peter, Susan, we need you. Greene, Ross, Carter and Hathaway move down with EMT PICKMAN and several orderlies, two gurneys in tow. Lewis, Benton and Hicks join them halfway down. PICKMAN Dueling gang chicks. This one's Rosario Guitterez, also known as La Puppet. Stab wounds to the chest. Pulse is 140 and thready, BP 60/30. Decreased breath sounds on the left. (pointing back) That's La Blue Eyes, Angelina Figueroa. GSW to the head. Pulse 60, BP 90/60. GCS 5. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 5/5/95 50. 46 CONTINUED: 46 Pickman, Benton, Ross, Carter, Hicks and Hathaway, joined by Wright and Oligario, move the stab wound, GUITTEREZ (20) into Trauma One. Greene and Lewis, joined by Haleh and Malik, move an unconscious Figueroa, the GSW, into Trauma Two. 47 TRAUMA ONE 47 BENTON On a count, one, two and three. They transfer Guitterez and Pickman moves back out. PICKMAN Have a nice day. Hathaway, Wright and Haleh hook up IV's, monitor. BENTON Tracheal shift and hyperresonant on the left. HATHAWAY 0-2, fifteen liters. CARTER She's really cyanotic. BENTON Tension pneumo. WRIGHT Capillary blanch is positive. HICKS Dr. Ross, sixteen gauge needle. Hicks blows on into...

48 TRAUMA TWO 48 Figueroa's been transferred. Haleh and Malik hook her up. Greene examines; Lewis goes to intubate. HALEH No respiratory effort. LEWIS Give me a 6.5 tube. Haleh hands it over. Lewis intubates. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 5/5/95 51. 48 CONTINUED: 48 HICKS What've we got? GREENE Grey matter. All over her hair. HICKS Mannitol, 75 grams and a gram of Ancef, IV. MALIK Sinus brady 52. LEWIS Let's hyperventilate her.

49 TRAUMA ONE 49 Benton supervises Carter putting in the needle on Guitterez. BENTON That's right, the second intercostal space, the mid- clavicular line. HATHAWAY Pulse ox is down... 75. Carter presses the needle in further. WRIGHT O-neg's here, six units. ROSS Get a pleurovac. OLIGARIO You doing a chest tube? ROSS Yeah, let's get it prepped. Carter pulls the needle out. The pressure's relieved and Guitterez starts to come to, look around. HATHAWAY La Puppet's breathing easier. ROSS Rosario, can you hear me? Can you hear me? (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 5/5/95 52. 49 CONTINUED: 49 Yes, and now she flails out with both hands. ROSS Whoa, baby, I guess you can. GUITTEREZ Get off of me. Let me out of here, you bastards. I'm okay, I want outta here. OLIGARIO Watch the IV. WRIGHT Hold her down. She looks over, sees Figueroa in the other room. GUITTEREZ Let her die, that stupid bitch. Stabs me with my own knife. Nothing but a damn whore. I shot her good; I hope she dies. Ella es nada mas que una perra. Yo te mato tu familia entiende. HATHAWAY What about a tox screen? ROSS Yeah. BENTON Connie, get some restraints and 2.5 of droperidol IV.

50 TRAUMA TWO 50 Figueroa's still unconscious. Guitterez is looking over from next door, pointing, screaming her head off. GREENE Guess that one woke up. HALEH BP's down, 80/40. LEWIS Let's get a CBC, chem seven, type and cross two units. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 5/5/95 53. 50 CONTINUED: 50 HICKS Order a chest film and do a CT on the way to ICU. GREENE Pupils are blown. LEWIS No reflexes, flaccid paralysis. HICKS Let's get a gas. MALIK You want me to track down her family? GREENE Yeah. And Haleh, check her wallet. Maybe there's a donor card on her driver's license. LEWIS Yeah, that's likely.

51 TRAUMA ONE 51 GUITTEREZ Let her rot. She tries to steal my boyfriend, steals my knife. This is what she gets. She should pay and she should die. Deja la pudrir. Esto es lo que ella merecer. BENTON Lydia, call the OR, let them know we'll be up in a few minutes. Wright just gets out the door when it flies back open. Another gang babe, RAMOS (20), blasts in. Blood all over her hands, face. She holds a rag up to one ear. And immediately dives for Guitterez. RAMOS Look what you did to me, you damn bitch. You cut off my ear. Why did you do this to me, you whore? OLIGARIO Where the hell is security? (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 5/5/95 54. 51 CONTINUED: 51 The others are in shock as she pulls the rag off -- and she is missing an ear. She starts punching on Guitterez, both of them screaming at each other in English and Spanish. GUITTEREZ Quitate de me. Yo te mato tu familia. Tu eves nada. To voy a corta lo restode tu cara fea. RAMOS Mira lo que me esiste. Tu es nada mas que unaperra. Tu eres ya! Cubre tu es palda. Tu vas a llorar mucho. Malik bolts in, dives for Ramos. He wraps his arms around her, locks his hands, drags her back out and down the hall. ROSS (to Carter) Carter, focus, do the chest tube. HATHAWAY IV's blown. They barely catch their breath when Jerry rushes in. JERRY Dr. Benton, your mother's nursing home is on the phone. BENTON Have to call them back. JERRY They said it's urgent. Benton looks up, glances at Ross. ROSS Go. BENTON Get her up to ICU. Benton runs out, heads off for the Admissions Desk. Hicks moves in from Trauma Two. HICKS Everything okay in here? ROSS Hunky-dorry. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 5/5/95 AB54A. 51 CONTINUED: (2) 51 Wright re-enters. WRIGHT Trauma team's on its way down. HATHAWAY Clamp the suction tube. Carter looks down to the Admissions Desk, sees Benton on the phone -- the conversation seems angry, then he slams the phone down, says something to Jerry, bolts out. OLIGARIO Grab the monitor. HICKS Okay, let's move her. Carter. Carter's snaps back to attention, starts to move the gurney out with Hicks, Wright and Oligario.

52 LOBBY/ELEVATORS 52 Jerry passes through as they hand the gurney off to a couple of surgical residents. HICKS Where's Dr. Benton? JERRY Had to go. Wright and Oligario move off. Carter starts off when Hicks stops him. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/11/95 A54A. 52 CONTINUED: 52 HICKS Mr. Carter... I know Dr. Benton wanted to talk to you about this, but I need to notify people... (then) We had a number of excellent candidates this year for the Surgical Sub-. The selection process was very difficult. And while you've done some excellent work, another applicant was more qualified. (and) I'm sure you'll do well in whatever else you choose. She moves off. Leaving Carter completely dazed. CUT TO:

53 TRAUMA TWO 53 Halah and a couple of orderlies are moving Figueroa out on the gurney. Greene and Lewis are still there; Ross and Hathaway have wandered in from Trauma One. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/10/95 54A. 53 CONTINUED: (A1) 53 ROSS Having fun in here, Big Susie? LEWIS What did you call me? GREENE Big Susie... yeah, I like that. A slightly flustered Malik comes in. ROSS Starting nose tackle for the Bears, Malik Williams, ladies and gentlemen. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/7/95 55. 53 CONTINUED: 53 They all applaud, Malik laughs. MALIK Security's got her restrained in the Suture Room if anyone wants to check out that ear. HATHAWAY She brought the ear? Ross throws a wadded-up paper towel at Hathaway. ROSS Carol... GREENE Thanks, Malik. I'll be there in a minute. Malik leaves and Greene now sees a still-dazed Carter standing at the door. GREENE Hey, Carter, where'd Benton go? Carter doesn't even seem to hear him. GREENE Carter? You all right? CARTER What? Oh, yeah, fine. CUT TO:

54 NURSING HOME - HALLWAY - NIGHT (6:30 PM) 54 Benton hurries down, then slows as he looks ahead, sees Jackie's kids, JESSIE, JOANIE and STEVEN, sitting on a bench. They're talking to DR. SANDRA LI. Li notices Benton, walks down to meet him. BENTON What is it? What happened? LI Dr. Benton, I'm sorry I couldn't get to you sooner... BENTON What's going on? They wouldn't tell me anything over the phone. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/7/95 56. 54 CONTINUED: 54 LI Dr. Benton, your mother arrested at 5:15 this afternoon, while I was in attendance... Benton just stares at her, hardly able to take it in. LI We tried to resuscitate her for twenty-five minutes. We used all our capabilities, but her heart was too weak... and she died. I'm sorry. And now it's Benton who's dazed, numbed. Listening to the very words he's said himself so many times before. He moves past Li, slowly walking on down the hall. Staring at the faces of Jackie's kids. All three faces, wet with tears, staring back as he moves towards them. He pulls them close, hugs them. BENTON Are you guys okay? STEVEN Yeah, Uncle Peter. We're okay. Mama's still in with her. He pulls away, moves towards his mother's room.

55 NURSING HOME - MAE'S ROOM 55 There's a mother's day bouquet and several mother's day cards on the bedside table. MAE's body lies still in the bed. JACKIE sits beside her. She looks around when Benton enters, moves to him and they embrace. After several beats... JACKIE I'm going to check on the kids. Benton says nothing, just nods, and Jackie leaves. He walks over to his mother, pulls the chair up close to her side, sits next to her. Just watching that beautiful face. Wishing he could watch it forever. Now he takes her hand in his, leans down to kiss it. Gently begins to weep. FADE OUT. END OF ACT THREE ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/10/95 57. ACT FOUR FADE IN: 56 EXT. BASKETBALL COURT - NIGHT (8:15 PM) 56 Ross shoots baskets as Greene approaches. GREENE Thought you were off at eight. ROSS On my way home. Thought you were having dinner with Jen. GREENE She's running late. Greene grabs the ball away, starts shooting. ROSS So, are you in the mood to give a little personal advice? GREENE Not really. ROSS Diane's starting to think about our moving in together. GREENE Sorry, Doug, I'm not touching that one. ROSS Did you and Jen live together before you got married? GREENE She says we barely live together now... but the answer's no; her father would've killed us. ROSS So you bowed to the Reverend's wishes? Ross takes another shot, then lets Greene take the ball, leans back against the wall. GREENE I don't like to think of it that way exactly... what're you going to do? The ball bounces near Ross and he hangs onto it. Greene sees that he's serious. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/7/95 58. 56 CONTINUED: 56 ROSS Did you know when you were ready? GREENE Yes. ROSS So if I don't know does that mean I'm not ready? Greene just looks at him, then looks away. ROSS Yeah, that's what I figured. Greene takes the ball, starts shooting again. GREENE Does your lack of readiness have anything to do with Carol getting married next week? ROSS What's that supposed to mean? GREENE Maybe it'll be liberating. Greene looks over at Ross who shrugs, says nothing. GREENE Does your lack of readiness have anything to do with my making the next shot? ROSS (now laughing) Yes. Completely. GREENE Okay, if I make it you're ready; if I don't, you're not. Greene aims, throws, and as the ball sails through the air, we... CUT TO:

57 BABY NURSERY - NIGHT 57 The room's dimly lit. Lewis stands by the window with the baby. Light filters in through the blinds. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/8/95 59. 57 CONTINUED: 57 LEWIS That's the Little Dipper, and over there's the Big Dipper, and I don't know any of the other names, but we'll find out, okay? CARTER (O.S.) Dr. Lewis? She turns as Carter enters, now out of scrubs. LEWIS Hey, Carter, can you name any of the constellations? He joins her by the window, starts pointing. CARTER Well... there's Larry and over there is Moe and that, of course, would be Curly Joe... LEWIS You're worse than I am. CARTER Boy, she's adorable. LEWIS I've delivered a lot of babies, but I don't think I ever realized just how little they are. Look at these fingers. (then) I'm sorry you're not going to do the ER Sub-I.Mark told me. CARTER Actually, I wanted to ask you about that. Maybe I made the wrong decision. LEWIS Not if surgery's what you want. CARTER Yeah, I'm just thinking maybe the ER's what I really want. What do you think Dr. Greene would say if I told him I'd changed my mind? LEWIS I think he'd say it's too late. He offered it to Garreau. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/7/95 60. 57 CONTINUED: (2) 57 CARTER And I suppose she said yes? LEWIS I think so. (as the BABY SQUEAKS) Oooh, what was that, a baby burp? And you're looking kind of sleepy, little one. Maybe we'd better put you down... Lewis wanders off towards the baby's basinette. On Carter, left alone at the window. CUT TO:

58 EXAM TWO/ADMISSIONS AREA 58 Greene hurries out as Haleh and an orderly push Joanie on a gurney. Mrs. Lafferty follows. They move on down the trauma hallway as Greene calls to Hathaway at the desk. GREENE Carol, page Netzley to Trauma Two, now! He starts off, turns back. GREENE And when Jen gets here, tell her I'll be out as soon as I can.

58A TRAUMA HALLWAY 58A Greene rushes down, grabs Wright on the way. GREENE Lydia, we've got a pulmonary edema in Two. Draw up five of morphine, start a nitroglycerine drip and get a blood gas. Wright heads off to the drug lock-up. As Greene turns the corner for Trauma Two... JENNIFER (O.S.) Mark? He turns back, sees JENNIFER coming down the side hall, on her way in. She's dressed up for their dinner date. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/8/95 61. 58A CONTINUED: 58A GREENE Jen, I'm sorry. I've got a seven- year-old crashing. Please wait, okay? She's too stunned to say anything. Greene turns, heads into Trauma Two. Mrs. Lafferty's just inside the door. GREENE Mrs. Lafferty, we need you to stay out here. We're going to do everything we can. Mrs. Lafferty steps out as Greene moves in, now followed by Wright bringing the morphine. The trauma doors shut as Greene, Haleh and Wright start to work on Joanie. Jennifer remains in the hallway. Mrs. Lafferty keeps looking through the window. ON Jennifer, watching. CUT TO:

58B SUTURE ROOM 58B Carter stitches a lac on the forehead of DUNLOP (35), a Secret Service Agent. Grey suit, American Flag pin on one lapel, Secret Service pin on the other, small ear- phone in his ear, the cord running down into his jacket. DUNLOP Little warm in here, don't you think? CARTER You can take your jacket off. Dunlop looks at Carter with disdain. DUNLOP If I can wear it on the golf course, I can certainly wear it here. Dunlop sits up tall, straightens his tie. DUNLOP It was a real bitch out there today. Knocked some woman right out of her cart on the ninth hole, and then this. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/8/95 62. 58B CONTINUED: 58B He points to his forehead. DUNLOP You don't want to stand to the left and behind Bush; he's got a pretty mean slice. Never had that problem with Carter. CARTER That would be President...? Dunlop holds his hand up, cuts Carter off. He's listen- ing to something through his earphone; holds his wrist up, speaks into his cuff microphone. DUNLOP This is Dunlop. What do you want? He listens a beat, then into the mic again. DUNLOP Where's the Woofer now? Well, stay with him, you idiot. (back to Carter) People think our job's dangerous; they don't know the half of it. This career's a lot tougher than it looks. CARTER Actually, I've been having some career problems of my own today. Dunlop glances up at him, unimpressed. As he again straightens his tie and Carter resumes stitching... CUT TO:

59 OMITTED 59

60 EXT. ROSS'S APARTMENT - NIGHT 60 Diane Leeds pulls her car up to the curb about fifty feet from Ross's steps. She gets out, moves down the side- walk, then stops, looking ahead. Ross comes out his front door. He's dressed casually, laughing, joking with someone. A beat and Linda Farrell follows him through the door. She's dressed casually now, too, in jeans. They start down the steps when Ross spots Diane. (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/10/95 63. 60 CONTINUED: 60 She's just staring at him, then turns, hurrying back towards her car. Ross runs after her. ROSS Diane... Diane, wait. He catches up, moves alongside her. ROSS Diane, please, it's not what you think. (no response) Please, just listen to me. DIANE I've already done that, Doug. She reaches her car, can't get the key in the lock. ROSS Diane, stop a minute, please. Don't do this. She gets the key in, unlocks the door, opens it. DIANE No, don't you do this. Don't stand there and tell me it's not what I think it is when we both know you're lying. (and) Because you are lying, aren't you, Doug? Ross freezes a beat, not knowing what to say. Then finally comes clean with her. ROSS Yes, all right, I am lying. The idea of our moving in together; I don't know, maybe I'm not ready. DIANE (honesty more than anger) You could've just said that. ROSS I was scared. And I was stupid. I'm sorry. Please, can't we take another chance here? (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/8/95 64. 60 CONTINUED: (2) 60 DIANE No. ROSS Please, come on... It won't happen again... She has to laugh at that one. DIANE Yes, it will. She glances back at Linda, still standing on Ross's front steps, then gets in her car, pulls away. ROSS Diane, wait, please... She drives on down the street. Ross takes a few steps after her, calling. ROSS Diane... Diane... On Ross as he stops, out of breath, left behind. CUT TO:

61 TRAUMA HALLWAY/OUTSIDE TRAUMA TWO 61 Haleh and Wright stay behind as Greene moves out with Mrs. Lafferty, Joanie on a gurney, and pediatric surgeon Dr. Netzley. They move calmly towards the elevators. Joanie has an oxygen mask and multiple IVs. MRS. LAFFERTY How long will the surgery take? NETZLEY Little over three hours. MRS. LAFFERTY And you're sure it's all right to do it now? Even after all this? NETZLEY Yes. She's quite stable now, Mrs. Lafferty, and the procedure really is routine. Joanie's going to be fine. 65. 62 LOBBY/ELEVATORS 62 GREENE There's a waiting room just down the hall from Surgery. MRS. LAFFERTY All right. Thank you. NETZLEY Thanks, Mark. They move in and Greene gives a wave as the doors close. CUT TO: 62A ADMISSIONS DESK 62A Jennifer sits behind the desk with Hathaway, the two of them eating pizza, laughing, talking weddings. HATHAWAY It's such a myth that it's the bride who wants the splashy wedding. JENNIFER How big's the church? HATHAWAY Too small for the 3,000 people on the groom's side; too big for the twelve people on mine. (and) He invited everybody he's ever met. JENNIFER So did Mark. It was a nightmare. His relatives had every motel room within twenty miles. HATHAWAY How did you get through it? JENNIFER (straight-faced) Drugs. Hathaway laughs, so does Jennifer, as Greene approaches, moves to Jennifer, gives her a kiss. GREENE Hi... (then, suspicious) What's going on here? (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/19/95 66. 62A CONTINUED: 62A HATHAWAY Pre-marital advice. GREENE Did she tell you how I wanted to elope, but she insisted on Notre Dame? Hathaway laughs as Jennifer shoves Greene away. The PHONE RINGS. Hathaway moves down to answer it, leaving Greene and Jennifer alone. GREENE I'm sorry about dinner, Jen. There's a stillness now, an awkwardness between them. JENNIFER You had a patient, Mark. GREENE She should've gone up hours ago, but there were complications and, uh, the usual... Jennifer's not angry, not hostile, but something worse... matter-of-fact, resigned. JENNIFER Yeah, well, that happens. What're you going to do? He looks at her, doesn't have an answer. Another beat, and Jennifer gets up. JENNIFER It's a long drive. We should probably go. ON Greene as Jennifer moves off. CUT TO:

63 OMITTED 63

64 INT.NURSING HOME LIBRARY - NIGHT 64 Benton stands alone by the window. He's stopped crying now; simply stares out, desolate, . JEANIE BOULET enters. He doesn't turn, doesn't see her. She watches him, then... (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 5/5/95 67. 64 CONTINUED: 64 JEANIE Peter... He still doesn't turn, still at sea. But he smiles. A small, slight half-smile, only to himself. BENTON (soft, reflective) All our capabilities. (then) Said those words how many times? Never actually heard them until today. Jeanie moves closer. JEANIE I'm sorry, Peter. He turns now, looks at her. His emotions right up to the surface. He reins them in, struggling to keep control. BENTON Jackie took the kids home. Way past their dinner. I told her I'd finish up here. He can feel himself slipping, tries to dodge it. BENTON Thought I'd be more prepared for this. JEANIE No one's prepared. BENTON They said we can come back tomorrow, get the rest of her things and... He breaks off, his emotions welling up. BENTON I sat beside her. Held her hand. Touched her face. Her skin was so soft... And for just one moment I thought maybe I could stay there forever. He looks at Jeanie now, helpless, asking with complete innocence... (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 5/5/95 67A/68. 64 CONTINUED: (2) 64 BENTON But I can't do that, can I? I can't hold onto her. I can't touch her. (then) I can't do anything to keep her. And he can no longer keep back the tears. Raw, vulner- able, eviscerated. Finally giving in to his grief. Jeanie takes his hand in hers. Then slowly reaches up, touches his face, turning it toward her. He looks at her now and they slowly move closer to each other. Into a kiss. Gentle at first, then more. Finally, they break apart and Benton pulls Jeanie's head close to his chest, holds onto her. And she holds onto him. CUT TO: 65 OB HALLWAY - NIGHT 65 It's late and mercifully quiet. Lewis walks down. 66 CHLOE'S ROOM - NIGHT 66 She moves in. The lights are off. Moonlight streams in through the blinds.Chloe's sound asleep, the baby tucked securely at her side. Lewis moves up to the bed, reaches down, pushes Chloe's hair back from her eyes. Then she picks up the baby, crosses, sits in a chair by the window. The shadows shift gently across her face as she rocks this new little life. And quietly begins to sing. LEWIS 'Blackbird singing in the dead of night... Take these broken wings and learn to fly... All your life... You were only waiting for this moment to arise... (and) You were only waiting for this moment to arise...' On this quiet moment... FADE OUT. THE END